Karakol weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Karakol is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with July and August close behind. Karakol averages about 2,509 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,509
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 366 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈92 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 84k
- Elevation
- 1,702 m
When is the best time to visit Karakol?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Karakol is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Karakol?
Karakol gets a lot of sun: around 2,509 hours a year. 88 Sunshine Score points separate September (88) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 4 destinations in Kyrgyzstan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,730 hours. The year's 366 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -10° / 14°F | 11 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 23 mm | 4 |
| April | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 42 mm | 5 |
| May | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 50 mm | 6 |
| June | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 52 mm | 7 |
| July | 86 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 41 mm | 7 |
| August | 86 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 40 mm | 7 |
| September | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 29 mm | 5 |
| October | 45 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 25 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -1° / 30°F | 23 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 14 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Almaty Kazakhstan · 146 km · best in Sep · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 209 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Ili (Yining / Ghulja) China · 286 km · best in Sep · 2,819 h sun/yr
- Tumxuk China · 300 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
- Bishkek Kyrgyzstan · 327 km · best in Sep · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Aral China · 331 km · best in Apr · 3,114 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) Kyrgyzstan · 140 km · 2,509 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Zhaosu China · 239 km · 2,819 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Taldykorgan Kazakhstan · 291 km · 2,949 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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